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Deadline to Sabotage Iran Deal Passes

The window to reimpose sanctions on Iran has closed. Congress chose not to act. Legislation to amend the nuclear agreement is at a standstill.

December 12, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall
Eyes On The Prize

As global fears of a nuclear conflict mount, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons

December 7, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall
New North Korean Missile a Serious Threat

The Hwasong-15 is North Korea’s largest ICBM yet. Its range spans the United States and our missile defense is ill-prepared.

December 5, 2017 - By Meghan McCall and Rose Blanchard
Olympic Truce, an Opportunity for Diplomacy

UN calls for an Olympic Truce for 2018 Games. Could this be an opening for dialogue?

November 30, 2017 - By Catherine Killough
Four Ideas for Preventing Nuclear War

The U.S. president has sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. Now that authority is being questioned, and for good reason.

November 28, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall
The Nuclear Joke's on Us

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A general, a professor and a lawyer walk into a Senate hearing on nuclear command and control...

November 21, 2017 - By Joe Cirincione
This Giving Tuesday, Take a Stand Against Nuclear Weapons

Yesterday Ploughshares Fund’s junior staff took over @Cirincione’s twitter account for a good cause. Help us find 100 people under 35 to take a stand against nuclear weapons and make a donation to Ploughshares Fund.

November 16, 2017 - By Kaley Diamond, Meghan McCall and Rose Blanchard
Investigating the Nuclear Brink

Senate hearing today investigates nuclear launch authority. Should Trump have sole authority to launch nuclear weapons?

November 14, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard

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